Wildlifeof China
Pareas guanyinshanensis
Colubrid Snakes
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Pareas guanyinshanensis
Basic stats
Diet
Snails and slugs
Habitat
Nocturnal, semi-arboreal
Range
Yunnan, China (endemic)
Size
Average about 64.5 cm
The Guanyinshan slug-eating snake (Pareas guanyinshanensis) is a non-venomous snake endemic to Yunnan, China. Adults average about 64.5 cm in length. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
The head is dark yellow-red to yellow-brown with dense mottling, and the body is light yellow-red to yellow-brown with about 50 vertical black stripes on each side. It is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal, oviparous snail and slug specialist. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Pareas guanyinshanensis eat?
- Snails and slugs
- What habitat does the Pareas guanyinshanensis live in?
- Nocturnal, semi-arboreal
- Where is the Pareas guanyinshanensis found?
- Yunnan, China (endemic)
- How big is the Pareas guanyinshanensis?
- Average about 64.5 cm